GLENVILLE (Feb. 1) – Junior forward Morgan McDonald had a game-high 23 points and a team-high 11 rebounds, but Shepherd couldn’t maintain its early lead and the Rams dropped their second-straight conference game 96-92 on the road against Glenville State.

Donte Morales scored 20 points and Kevin Gray added 19 to lead the Pioneers, who avenged a loss to Shepherd earlier this season in Shepherdstown.

Shepherd (14-6, 9-5 Mountain East Conference) took a 48-45 halftime lead. But Glenville State (12-6, 9-5) took the lead for good in the second half at 62-60 after a three-pointer by Morales with 14:20 left in the contest.

The Rams got to within two points at 94-92 after a pair of free throws by Pilgrim with 17 seconds left, but Cole drained a pair of free throws in the game’s final seconds to seal the win.

Charleston 83, Shepherd 64

CHARLESTON (Jan. 30) – Senior guard Brantley Osborne led Shepherd with a game-high 23 points, but the Rams fell behind early and lost their first conference road game in four weeks 83-64 at Charleston.

Xavier Humphrey scored 22 points and Aleksander Kesic added 12 points and 12 rebounds as the Golden Eagles avenged a loss to the Rams earlier this season in Shepherdstown.

Shepherd junior guard Morgan McDonald added 16 points, seven rebounds, and three blocked shots for the Rams, who fell behind quickly as Charleston opened the game on a 19-2 run and took a 42-25 advantage into the break.

Junior guard Austin Cunningham contributed eight points and tied Charleston’s Denzel Douglas with a game-high five assists. But Shepherd would get no closer than 12 points in the second half.

The Rams (14-5, 9-4 Mountain East Conference) hadn’t lost a league game on the road since falling 82-77 on Jan. 4 at Notre Dame College. Shepherd had since rattled off victories at Urbana and Wheeling Jesuit.

The victory sees Charleston (13-4, 10-3 Mountain East Conference) take sole possession of second place in the league standings, with Shepherd falling to third.

Women’s basketball

No. 10 Glenville State 119, Shepherd 76

GLENVILLE (Feb. 1) – Junior guard Briana Vaden scored a game and career-high 22 points for the Rams, but No. 10 Glenville State used a balanced attack en route to a 119-76 win over Shepherd in conference basketball action in Glenville.